Straight to the point. No rambling on and on, no background music blasting. Very helpful video...well done!

Thank you for NOT spending 10 minutes talking about drill bits. It is nice to see a video that just shows you 'how to' instead of spending too much time rambling on and on.

This is impressive. I've spent many years grinding twist drills like this. I watched a KZfaq film about doing this drill grinding and it lasted 12 minutes and was TOTALLY boring. My comment was that if my lesson on teaching apprentices this skill took so long, they would have been nodding off. This is NOT boring, it's quick and to the point. Cheers.

Finally, a video straight to the point. No nonsense music, nor verbose rhetoric. No children. No dogs. No advertising. Thank you.

Perfect! I found this after failing to sharpen my drills and immediately had success by following your method. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

YOU ROCK MAN! QUICKLY AND SIMPLE NO JIGS NO BACKGROUND MUSIC NO BULLSHIT THANKS A LOT VERY USEFUL

I have to thank to owner of this video. I have sharpening experience on knives but not on drilling bits. After i watched this video and sharped one of my old bits, and voila it drills perfectly.

This is one of the best video instructions of drill sharpening I have ever seen. I have been a machinist/toolmaker for 40 years. Yes I am sharing this.

Easiest and best method , without wasting even a single word explaining. This is what everybody wants ! Thumbs up !

My first week at the toolmakers where I served my time, I’m now 54 and still turning, were spent grinding a box of 200 drills. When at last I finished them all, someone put a big flat on the front and told me to do them again! I have been the ‘go to’ man to grind up hss and carbide drills at 3 of the 8 companies I’ve worked for. Good video by the way. If it cuts good size with a decent finish then the job’s a gud’n.

Absolutely amazing,best drill sharpening tutorial I’ve seen by far

Thanks for the video. I'm retired but I was the go to person at the mill that I worked for in the machine shop when the 15"×20"×20" crate became full of dull, broken bits. I continued using the old method of sharpening that my Machine Tool Technology instructor taught in the mid seventies. We made a jig to help with the angle 《°30》, but it was a way that I've never seen anyone else use and it worked quite well. Basically, everything was done by eye and experience and it is a technique where the drill bit is rolled down as it is being ground. I'm impressed with the way you did the work in your very informative, well explained video .Thanks again and please continue to post more videos .

This video is truly remarkable in that we are given just what the title promises without being exposed to the maker's ego. Also in that not one second is wasted. Absolutely extraordinary.

Good technique, free hand on a bench grinder works for me. Been dressing drills like in your video for 25+ yrs. Dressing the stone often for best results. Good job!

Best and quickest video i ve seen, no daft music or showing the same thing over and over again, brill :)

At last someone has shared a really nice video about sharpening drill bits. Thank you.

Thank you Thomas Fox for this video about drill bit sharpening. It is by far the best on You Tube, and believe me, I have watched many other video's on the subject and every time I came away more confused than before.

Old tool and die maker here. We always established the cutting angle then dropped your left hand slowly down to supply clearance for the cutting angle. One continuous movement on each cut surface. Gets very easy when you do it to 4-5 drills per day. Usually less that 60 seconds at the grinder and back to work. Makes you appreciate good tool steel drills that hold a cutting edge a long time. You knew if you had crappy tool steel after the first sharpening.

Thank you! I've never been able to get a feel for drill bit sharpening. This method with your multiple camera angles worked great for me. 3/4" bit went from chattering and smoking to chips flying.

...and the best narration of the year goes to....”This Drill Bit Sharpening Tutorial! 🏆...thanks for teaching without the verbal diarrhea.

Fast, simple and to the point. All how to videos should be just like this!

the most appropriate video so far that i had check on how to sharpen drill bits. thank you sir.

In the end, both the stepped method and the single angle are good I think. What's important is the control of the drills' speed and temperature during drilling. Very good instructional video.

This one is nice. Great! Thanks. The bit sharpened by you in the video looks perfect, much better than by those off the shelf sharpeners. I admire your precision skill!

This is the 3rd maybe?, like I have ever given on KZfaq, and I logged in to do it. Literally perfect video.

I wish i could have seen this 50 years ago ! Man oh man the sweat this could have saved me over the years.I just tried it out with a lil grinding wheel & a dewalt drill .I made a hole through 1/4 " steel in no time with a 15/32 bit.

To the point, not wasting time, the best i have ever seen.Thanks

You are my hero.you teach me simple effective and durable way of drill bit sharpening.

Great Video, awesome "Tutorial". This is by far the simpliest way I've found yet, on how to sharpen a drill bit. Thanks for the lesson.

what you did was so cool , it did not need any explanation , your video made it look so easy ,simple and to the point. i have been sharpening bits this way know with great results . Thanks 100 likes from me!!!

Amazing work you have done without any long boring lecture. Thanks

No talk. Save time. Just ‘how to’. Appreciate it!

You r the true master of drill sharpening ! ! ! ! ! easy and quick.thanks a lot.

I've never seen it done like this before. I'll have to give it a try and see how well I can do it. Thanks.

I am always both amused and perplexed by the varying opinions all over youtube about how certain things should be done. (Sharpening a chainsaw would have to be the biggest topic of debate). Then we get the criticisms in the comments sections by those who swear the video is "totally wrong". All the alpha males and obsessive compulsive perfectionists come out of the woodwork to try to out-knowledge each other with their varying years of experience ... 10, 25, 50+, inferring that they must be more right than another by virtue of years in the workshop. From an amateur handyman and outsider's p.o.v., I see that the truth MUST BE that there are many, many ways to do the same thing (eg sharpening a twist drill) which varies according to different job types, material types, drill types, costing factors, equipment on hand, manufacturers specs, old timers' methods, etc, etc. I guess, unless you are a PhD in drill technology, who has worked for 100 years doing just that, and have travelled all over the world to see all ways of drill sharpening, and written numerous manuals about drill sharpening, then you do not know all truths about drill sharpening and may have (shock horror!) something left to learn from someone else. I am always wary of experts and specialists who say another is "just plain wrong". Usually it's just a sign of arogance, a closed mind, and a butthurt little narcissist.

I'm not saying that my bench grinding skills are poor when it comes to drill clearance and rake angle adjustments but i once drilled a square hole! Lol Seriously though, it took me years to get it right and even now some 50 year's gone bye i can't make it look easy the same as you. Good video and cheers. 👍

Awesome video man, no b.s. or stupid music, just good facts. Thanks a bunch!!

Short, sweet and to the point! Great video!

My dad was great in that but sadly I’m not!! Lol… drill doctor just simple enough for me.. great video! Brought me some memories of my dad.

I have copied what you showed and it's the best results I've had. Thanks.

Best informative video ever great job. Like to comment I read before no one wants to listen to a bunch of gibberish about nothing straight to the point very helpful thanks

Thank you - I got great results using this approach and I only had a dremal to sharpen the bit with.

this is fantastic. watched. and then applied the principle and awesome result. thank you for the help.

Looks very easy and simple. Impressed by this video . Thanks a lot.

The best drill sharpening I've seen!!. Congratulations and thank you !!

This is the best video out there on drill sharpening

It actually works! I already sharpen some of my bits. Good video.

Best video about this, thank you for not wasting time.

sacrifice a bit or two in order to learn this skill. Very useful and it actually works.

Took me 3x to watch video to work out what was going on, as it appeared you were repeating the same procedure. Then I noticed the other smaller screen, and it made complete sense. Thank you for the presentation, as I now know the correct procedure.

Cool, thanks! I had to sharpen a 1/16 drill bit, couldn't tell if I was making a difference but, yeah, turned out perfect.

wow I never realized there was so many experts on drill bit sharpening until I read you comments ! I can tell you sir I can fuck up a drill bit faster than anyone

I was going to spend about $35 on a machine that did just that. I'm going to by a tabletop grinder now. Thank you sir.

Also very impressed with how even and methodically done!

@Thomas Fox thanks for sharing this video ,were both doing same style on how to sharpen a drill bit on free hand

👍👍I've been sharpening bit like that as well. It's a quick & effective way. Might not be the "correct" way to some, but it has always made a happy hole. Time is money, I've used the drill doctor & others but I prefer this method.

I have used this method many times myself, something else that works in a pinch is a whetstone for sharpening knives. There's nothing like a sharp bit and after it being dull it will make all the difference

As a drill maker of 8 years and milling anywhere from half-inch to four inch twist drills this method is fine and will work for most applications. I like to add the chip breaker feature as you have done. The tiny bits are tricky but still a challenge i welcome on occasion. Sometimes, I will convert a carbide masonry bit to cut hardened steel. Not recommended but invaluable skill when proper precautions are utilized. Flying bits and pieces and all. "Don't try this at home kids".

Wow! The idea is so great, congratulations

You Sir, sure make that look so easy. Thanks for showing me your skills.

Thankyou very much, just used your technique it's simple and effective! Cheers!

Those are some super steady hands.

THANK YOU... AND THANK YOU FOR LEAVING OUT ALL THE UNNECESSARY CRAP PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.

A real professional sharpener. 👍

Yeah that's how I sharpen them easy steps to a fine drilled hole great video

Excellent!!! You are the Ultimate Master in twist drill sharpening by hand.

Wow! That drill bit looked a lot better than many NEW ones. Economy brands I mean. That looks like it will cut, it would have been nice to show us some chips right at the end. I've seen new drill bits in a set, where every point seemed different. Ah, I do this myself but it doesn't come out so well, so faceted looking. I'm going to try harder!

Son adım bilemeniz elmas uç bileme şekline geldi.Tabiki delme işleminide demir ,saç ve ahşap üzerindeki etkilerini görmek anlam katar diye düşünüyorum.Malumumuz üzerine matkap uç ve açıları malzeme cinsine göre bilenmektedir.Sonraki aşamalarda ,yeni yetişen çalışanların büyük çoğunluğu, matkap bilemeye merak sarmamış olup,zaman zaman sıkıntı yaşamaktadırlar.Bu duruma, mahçubiyeti de eklediğimiz de, paylaştığınız paylaşımlar büyük ölçüde katkı verecektir.İyi çalışmalar diliyorum.

Short and sweet , Thanks Thomas

Very nice done.. I have some other video's bet never mannaged to get them sharp, this video did it. Thank you for the little video!

I bought a drill bit sharpener with corundum. Though it's limited to more than 1mm drill bits. Hard sharpened like this will still be needed for some drill bit types (like the one with pilot point and double beveled ones).

Damn, looks better than brand new bits. Well done.

Quickly, simply, factually and I understood exactly. Thankly to youly!. I mean , thanks!

the magic is in your dexterity sir

i really dont care if i spend 1 year just for learn this method, soo simple and quick but not easy i think. :)

Great! Just saved me some $$. Thanks Thomas. Subscribed.

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Wow thank you! Tried sharpening my bits before and all I did was dulled it! I didn't realise there needs to be "2 faces"

Fastest way is to buy a drill doctor. I know exactly how to do it on a grinder, but the drill doctor is so much faster and easier, especially on small bits.

I have tried this many times its pure skill either u can do it or u can easily mess a drill bit up unfortunately I'm in the crap zone

Nicely done! I must have been doing it wrong, because when I do that, the bit gets too hot for me to hold. I'll keep trying. Thanks for sharing!

If you stick the flats of two large nuts together with superglue, the resulting 'V' is the correct grinding angle. Good vid Thx!

Harder than it looks. After years as an electrician never got the hang of it. Great to see it one right though.

Wow , Thank you so much,,Best video on the subject,,,from Sainte-Adele Quebec Canada ;)

Good job good video truly a man with the good vision !

Nice work and great video. Straight to the point!

PERFECT !!!! Excellent!!!!! I wish I could give you more likes!!!! No talking No BS RIGHT TO THE POINT Pun intended

Crazy. Perfekt freehand scharpening

I used to sharpen bits at work then one day they bought a Drill Doctor. Made it so much easier.

First off a great job and yes a video would be great and might hush some of the negatives. I have been sharpening by hand since 15 tears old, now 72. Got an A+ in machine shop by doing a test with the teacher. He lost on size of hole , Mime lasted much longer before sharpening. Those who can, do. Others spend lots of money for toys that they think makes them better than you. I doubt it. The engineers spout class training. A man who is good knows you do not rely on a drill to be perfectly accurate. That is what boring tools and reamers are for. They must have skipped that chapter.. Again you did a great job. I knew the wheel was dressed from the video as no bouncing and small sparks.

standard everyday drill bits are not very expensive and if you watch for sales they are very affordable and I buy dewalt 14 pc drill bit sets for $10 or less .71 cents ea. (around Christmas they are cheap so I stock up) sometimes I purchase packs of jobber bits very reasonable at industrial supply, anything under 1/2" I don't sharpen but the larger sizes I will sharpen.

Fudge , thats 1 good looking pc .

As a time served engineer I agree that this method would produce a drill that cut certain softer materials but is not the correct way to grind a drill. The huge land in the centre creates massive drilling pressure which would cause overheating and prevent cutting of harder materials.

And if you are drilling brass, take a slipstone & rub it across that sharp edge to create "negative rake" otherwise it'll grab the workpiece as soon as the bit touches it... Make a vid of web-thinning for larger bits too !! It takes a HUGE amount of pressure off of the drilling process & often removes the need for a pilot hole ... 😎👍☘️

This technique works great, but if you made the bit get too hot beforehand, you might want to re harden it, because otherwise it won’t cut no matter how sharp you get the bit

Really useful and simple technique. Good bro !!

Best video I seen yet!

You're a life saver. Thank you.

fuck that explains it so much better than anyone thats tried to teach me. props for the profile shot in the corner. it helped!

Excelente!!. Gracias por compartir tu vídeo, hoy aprendí algo muy profesional. Saludos desde Juárez México